Warrior Forum!

The next morning.

Sunlight filtered through the curtains and fell across Lin Ye's face.

He slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the changes within his body, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

Abundant power coursed through his entire body, giving him an indescribably comfortable feeling and making him itch for a fight.

After cultivating Gene Energy all night, an endless stream of cosmic energy had entered his body, absorbed by countless mitochondria within his cells and released as a strange form of energy.

That energy was then swiftly absorbed by his cells, stimulating gradual changes in his genetic blueprint while constantly accelerating the rate of cell division.

Over the course of the night, his body had continuously improved and evolved... whether his flesh and skin or his meridians and bones, all had been strengthened by far more than a little.

This change was not merely an improvement in his physical fitness, but an optimization of his genes and an evolution of life itself.

"According to the Nine Splendor Art, the human body is in a state of hunger from birth. The first absorption of cosmic energy is the greatest, and it is also when one's strength improves the fastest."

"I wonder how much I improved this time?" Lin Ye could feel that tremendous changes had taken place throughout his body, inside and out.

Standing before the full-length mirror, Lin Ye carefully examined himself.

After cultivating for an entire night, he seemed to have grown a few centimeters taller.

At the same time, his muscles were much denser than they had been the night before, and his weight had increased somewhat.

Lin Ye stared at his reflection, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

He was nearly stunned by that face designed to deceive anyone obsessed with good looks.

So handsome!!

In the mirror, his skin had become even fairer and more supple... it was practically as tender as a baby's, so delicate it seemed ready to drip with moisture.

Even Daniel Wu would probably feel inferior if he were here.

He was now seventeen. The changes in his body had given him an extra touch of masculine vigor, while also adding several hints of refined grace.

His eyes had become clearer, like flawless jade soaked in water. The profound gleam slowly flowing within them added several more points to his charm.

Lin Ye looked himself over, then clenched his fists and felt the immense power contained within his body. A confident smile born of strength appeared on his face.

If he encountered that Primary Beast General direwolf again now, he was completely confident he could kill it swiftly.

"System, bring up my status panel."

[Name: Lin Ye (Mid-tier War General)]

[Attribute Points: 378]

[Movement Technique: Microscopic Level (Proficiency 95/100)]

[Strength: 8600→19200 kg]

[Speed: 98.5→149.5 m/s]

[Psychic Power: Can be activated (+)]

[Domain: Not activated (gray)]

[Doppelganger: Not activated (gray)]

"..."

Looking at his doubled strength and speed, he was delighted at first, but then doubts arose.

The extent of the increase in his strength and speed...

Clearly did not match the Point Allocation he had done last night.

Why was that?

Lin Ye: "..."

For a moment, he was puzzled as well.

Could it be because of cultivating Gene Energy?

The moment Lin Ye considered that possibility, his heart jolted.

Most likely, his body had quietly undergone changes while he was cultivating Gene Energy.

That would explain the abnormal increase in his strength and speed perfectly.

Perhaps this was an additional benefit brought by his first cultivation of Gene Energy.

At that thought, a delighted smile appeared on Lin Ye's face.

Lin Ye stood up and spread his arms, immersing himself in the joy of his newfound improvement.

His consciousness swept past the three hundred and seventy-eight Attribute Points. The corner of his lips lifted slightly before his gaze settled on the [Psychic] line.

[Psychic: Psychic Power (+)]

With a slight sense of it, Lin Ye understood that the "+" meant the Attribute Points he currently possessed were enough to activate Psychic Power.

However, activating it required three hundred Attribute Points.

Such a cost was indeed somewhat enormous for Lin Ye at his current stage.

Simply put, if Lin Ye used those Attribute Points for Point Allocation in strength and speed, he would gain 15,000 kg of strength and 150 m/s in speed.

If he allocated them on top of his current physique, he would directly possess the strength of a High-tier War General.

But Lin Ye was also extremely curious about the benefits brought by activating Psychic Power...

"Should I choose Point Allocation... or activate Psychic Power?"

"Point Allocation to become stronger!"

"Activate Psychic Power!"

"Point Allocation..."

"Activate..."

"..."

With his head lowered, Lin Ye sank into deep thought.

He had only heard of Psychic Power, but he knew absolutely nothing about it.

For a moment, Lin Ye did not know how to choose.

"When in doubt, Warrior Forum!"

Lin Ye immediately took out his phone, opened the Warrior Forum, and began searching for Psychic Power.

Posts leaped into view one after another.

[Sufficiently powerful mental strength is Psychic Power.]

[Psychic Power originates from a person's mind and soul. It can only be nurtured into strength within the human body.]

[Martial Artists who activate Psychic Power are called Psychic Masters.]

[Powerful Psychic Masters can manipulate weapons such as blades, spears, and staffs as mediums, catching enemies off guard and killing them.]

[Psychic Power becomes stronger within one's own sea of consciousness, but is suppressed when it infiltrates another person's sea of consciousness.]

[Generally speaking, a small amount of Psychic Power exists in the sea of consciousness as liquid. Larger amounts exist as a mixture of liquid and solid; the higher the proportion of solid matter, the stronger the Psychic Power...]

Lin Ye continuously scrolled through his phone screen, becoming engrossed in what he read.

Compared with the bizarre assortment of posts on other forums, the Warrior Forum had no advertisements or idiotic news.

It was packed with useful information.

For a time, Lin Ye wandered through an ocean of knowledge.

After browsing the [Psychic Power] section for around ten minutes, Lin Ye had more or less understood its uses.

To sum it up, Psychic Power had two functions:

First, powerful Psychic Power allowed better control over one's own soul and consciousness.

Most importantly, Psychic Power could control various mediums and attack enemies.

This was equivalent to forcing an opponent to face attacks from all directions at the same time.

One had to know that exchanges between experts often lasted only an instant.

When used unexpectedly, attacks manipulating objects with Psychic Power could even deal an opponent a fatal blow.

Just like Magneto from the movies in his previous life.

No!

It was even more powerful than Magneto!

Magneto could only control magnetic fields, whereas Psychic Masters could control far more kinds of mediums.

By this point, Lin Ye had already become familiar with the principles behind the birth of Psychic Power and its uses.

Now, what he needed to understand was the practical combat effectiveness of Psychic Power attacks.

Only then could he determine whether activating Psychic Power was worth it.

The reason was simple: Lin Ye was cautious by nature.

In this perilous Cataclysm Era, every single Attribute Point was important to Lin Ye.

Perhaps because of the slightest difference, he could be severely injured or even killed by a monster. He could not afford to be careless.

After thinking for a while, Lin Ye only became more confused.

Then, he searched the Warrior Forum for—

"Practical combat effects of Psychic Power."